Hoggish Greedly

Hoggish Greedly is a villain in the animation series Captain Planet and the Planeteers.

Greedly is an obese man with a pig-like nose and ears and the mannerisms to go with them. Despite these pig-like appearances, Greedly is a normal human.

Greedly is a rather crude and careless pit of greed, going to whatever lengths are necessary to please himself, usually involving some illegal means of getting money. Greedly was the first to come to blows with Captain Planet, discovering his vulnerability to toxics, only to have his oil tanker (called the "Land Blaster") destroyed after Captain Planet's recovery.

After all of his failed efforts at gaining money behind the Planeteers' backs, Greedly received word of his Grandpappy's death. Although Greedly thus inherited a fortune, his reaction revealed that he did care for his relative. Greedly eventually discovered that his Grandfather faked his death to determine Greedly's nature, revealing that he came to know the need to protect the environment and hoped that Hoggish would learn the same (which he didn't).

Greedly's sidekick is Rigger, a scrawny, pointy-faced coward. Though he loyally assists Greedly, Rigger is rather polite and often brings up the environmental damage that Greedly is causing. When Greedly used his Grandpappy's fortune, Rigger became somewhat environmentally aware, showing that his reasons for working with Greedly were deeper than a need for evil.

Greedly was voiced by actor Ed Asner, and Rigger by John Ratzenberger.

External link

• Hoggish Greedly – on Captain Planet website